Russia and the Idea of the West : : Gorbachev, Intellectuals, and the End of the Cold War / / Robert English.
An intriguing "intellectual portrait" of a generation of Soviet reformers, this book is also a fascinating case study of how ideas can change the course of history. In most analyses of the Cold War's end the ideological aspects of Gorbachev's "new thinking" are treated...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2000] ©2000 |
| Year of Publication: | 2000 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface: An Intellectual History
- Introduction: Intellectuals, Ideas, and Identity in the Sources of International Change
- 1. The Origins and Nature of Old Thinking
- 2. Leaders, Society, and Intellectuals During the Thaw
- 3. Intellectuals and the World: From the Secret Speech to the Prague Spring
- 4. The Dynamics of New Thinking in the Era of Stagnation
- 5. Advance and Retreat: New Thinking in the Time of Crisis and Transition
- 6. The New Thinking Comes to Power
- Conclusion: Reflections on the Origins and Fate of New Thinking
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index